Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with moderate demand as cold, rainy weather is prevalent throughout the region. Offerings tonight were moderate with good quality and active buyer participation. The next sale is slated for the second Thursday in September.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.69/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$131.69

77 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	133.71	655	65
Medium and Large 1-2	548	121.00	663	9thin
Medium and Large 3	432	120.00	518	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

131.69

—

IN average6 barns · 689 hd

138.45

−6.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,687	98.95	1,669	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	83.00	1,174	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	71.39	892	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	695	35.00	243	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	129.00	1,645	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	654	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.58/cwt	171.00–173.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	3
Bulls	Small 2	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	623	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	681	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,216.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	14,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	700	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	14,700	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	71.39/cwt	67.00–75.00	892	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,174	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	98.95/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.47/cwt	138.00–146.00	605	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.18/cwt	128.00–139.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	143.55/cwt	142.00–144.00	985	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	168.78/cwt	164.00–172.50	817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	884	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.27/cwt	119.00–121.00	860	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	558	5

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Thu Apr 7, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	150.00	150.00
4	—	474	136.00–140.00	137.94
5	—	638	122.00	122.00
22	—	425	138.00–146.00	142.47
13	—	538	128.00–139.00	138.18
3	—	883	95.00	95.00
5	—	376	135.00	135.00
5	—	335	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	119.00	119.00
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	171.00–173.00	172.58
1	—	265	199.00	199.00
3	—	635	128.00	128.00
5	—	423	161.00	161.00
5	—	548	153.50	153.50
14	—	484	164.00–172.50	168.78
10	—	563	157.00	157.00
17	—	715	119.00–121.00	120.27
5	—	336	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	851	123.00	123.00
1	—	845	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	172.00	172.00
2	—	470	159.50	159.50
2	—	368	174.00	174.00
13	—	686	142.00–144.00	143.55
4	—	723	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,249	67.00–75.00	71.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	95.00–105.00	98.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	129.00	129.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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White River Valley Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle